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Stripping Of The Chest Wall Lining

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 32310

Open chest surgery that strips away the smooth membrane lining the inside of the chest wall. With that layer gone the lung sticks to the chest wall as it heals, so air or fluid can no longer collect in the space between them. It is done for a lung that keeps collapsing or a space that keeps refilling with fluid.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stripping Of The Chest Wall Lining cost?

$1,023

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $1,288.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,549
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,631professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $1,023 · 46th of 51
CA $8,318DE $912

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.